you know, i think there might be something to the blending of this form -- the cento -- with the way we teach kids literature. we tach them the form, we teach them how to read closely, then we ask them to mash-up and remix the words to make the meaning more personal.

of course, it helps if fitzgerald is your source. i don't think i could do the same thing with melville.

Gorgeous prose poems. Makes me want to go back and reread The Great Gatsby!

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